Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-24
SHERIFFS
Proclamation.
AND NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
ELECTION,
State of Kansas, -
County Of Graham. ss

ELECTION,
State Of Kansas
County OF Graham. CD
Whereas on the 5th. day Of February A. ID. 1887,
the board OF county commissioners Of the county
OF Graham in the state of Kansas, duly made and
caused to be entered of record upon the journal of
said board, the following order to-wt:
On this 9TH day Of February A. D. 1887, the
beard of comfy commissioners Of the county Of
Grahan in the state of Kansas, duly convened and
met In special session, pursuant to request made
In writing by two members of said board. SO-Wit
Daniel Hickman and George Lawson. to the chair
man of said board, and upon which said written
request SAID chairman of said board called and
dered special session and meeting of said board
OF county commissioners to be convened and held
at the usual place Of meeting Of said board at the
court house in the city Of Millbrook, the county
seat OF said county of Graham, state Of Kansas,
which order OF said chairman for such special SEES
sion OF said beard duly and personally served
upon said two members of said 5oaT3 and due notice
thereof given required by law, which said writ
ten request for said special session and the order
thereof of the chairman Of said board and the &C
| ceptance Of service thereof by said members of
said board in the words and figures as follows,
| to-wit.
State of Kansas,
| County Of Graham,
To the honorable j. J. Dalbey chairman OF the
| board of county commissioners of Graham county
| in the state of Kansas
| We, the undersigned members Of the board Of
county commissioners Of the county Of Graham. III
4
Especial session Of the board county commission
ers of said county Of Graham, for the purpose of
taking such action on the part of such board as the
requirements Of the law, and the provisions of the
| statute in such case made and provided, and the
interests of said county and of the public and the
localities to be affected, may demand upon the pc
ttion Of certain resident tax payers Of the town
hip Of Nicodemus in said county Of Graham,
praying and petitOning said board of county com
issloners, to cali special election IN SAD town
nit to the qualified electors of said township, for
their acceptance orrejection at special election
to be called for that purpose proposition for and
| in behalf of said township to subscribe for One
| Hundred and Sixty shares of one hundred Dol
| lars each of the capital stock Of the Kansas West
| ern railway company, and in payment thereof is
| sue TO said railway company, sixteen Of the
bonds o. said township of the denomination Of one
thousand dollars each, or SO much thereof mot ex-
ceedng SAID number) as shall amount TO not eX-
ceeding four thousand dollars per mile of the rail
road, track and sidetracks constructed in said
| county by said railway company.
And we request and recommend that such spe-
cial session of said board Of county commissioners
be held at the usual place of meeting of said board
in the city of Mllbrook, in said county Of Graham,
In the state OF Kansas. at the court house on the
5th day Of February A. D. 1897 at ten O'Clock, q.
| m. Of said day. Very respectfully,
| Daniel Hickman.
| George Lawson.
| Members Of the board of county commissioners of
the county Of Graham, in the state Of Kansas.
! State of Kansas,
| County of Graham 3"
] 10 Daniel Hickman ana George Lawson, mem
bers Of the board of county commissioners of the
county OF Graham in the state of Kansas, and to
each Of you:
DEAR S1Rs At the request'of yourselves as two
members Of the board Of county commissioners of
| said county Of Graham, III the state Of Kansas,
hereuuto annexed:
You and each of you are hereby notified that said
| request for special session Of said board
| is hereby granted and you requested
and notified to be and appear at the usual place of
meeting of said board, at the court house. in the
! city OF MillbrOok in the said county of Graham,
and state Of Kansas, on the 9TH. day Of February
A. D. 1887, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, for the
purpose Of taking such action the part Of said
board the requirements Of the law and the prOyis
ions Of the stat ute in such case made and provi
ded, and the interests Of said county, and OF the
public, and Of the localities to be affected may de-
mand upon the petition of certain resident tax pay
| ers Of the township of Nicodemus in said counry,
Of Graham, praying and petitioning said board Of
county commissioners to call a special election in
| said township, and for the purpose Of submitting
and to submit to the qualified electors of said town
ship for their acceptance or rejection at special
election to be called for that purpose, proposition
for and in behalf of said township to subscribe for
One Hundred and Sixty shares of hundred
| Dollars each Of the capital stock of the Kansas
| Western Railway Company, and in payment there
of issue to the said railway company, Sixteen OF
| the bonds OF said township OF the denomination Of
one thousand dollars each or much thereof (nOt
exceeding said number) as shall amount to not ex-
ceedng four thousand dollars per mile Of railroad
track and side tracks constructed in said county
| by said railway company
y. y. "
Chairman Of the board of county commissioners of
| the county of Graham in the state of Kansas.
We, the undersigned members Of the board OF
county commissioners of the county of Graham. III
| the state of Kansas, do hereby acknowledge due
and personal service upon and each Of us, of the
above and foregoing notice, advising and notifying
US Of special session OF the board of county com
missioners OF the county of Graham in the state of
Kansas, at the time and place therein stated, and
| for the purpose therein set forth.
Daniel Hickman.
George Lawson.
Members of the beard of county commissioners
| Of the county ofGraham, state Of Kansas.
And the said board of county commissioners, du-
y conyenng as aforesaid, agreeable to said request
and said order of the chairman thereof and pursu-
ant to the statute in such case made and provided
Therewere present, j. j. Dalbey Chairman Of
said board, Daniel Hickman and George Lawson
| members Of said board, and being all the members
thereof and being and constituting the said board
OF county commissioners OF said county
Also there was present Il, NanSlyCk county clerk
of said county and clerk of said board, and Z. c.
Tritt county attorney of said county, and thereafter
there came on for hearing and consideration the
petition Of certain resident tax payers of the town
ship of Nicodemus in said county of Graham
in said state OF Kansas. praying and pettionng the
board of county commissioners to call special
election in said township for the purpose Of sub
hitting and to submit to the qualified electors of
said township for their acceptance or rejection, alta
special election to be called for that purp ose,
proposition for and in behalf of said township, to
subscribe for hundred and sixty shares of
hundred dollars each of the capital stock of the
Kansas Western Railway Company, and in pay
ment thereof issue to the said railway company
sixteen of the bonds of said township of the de-
nomination Of one thousand dollars each or so
much thereof mot exceeding said number> as shall
amount to not exceeding four thousand dollars per
mile of the railroad, track and sidetracks construc-
ted in said county by said railway company and in
accordance with the terms of said petition, and
proof being made before said board and said board
having found and decided that said petition was
signed by than two-fths Of the resident tax
payers of said township, and upon said petition
being presented and filed, and upon the proof so